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Surprising number of Americans would screen embryos for intellectual aptitude, survey says
A significant minority of Americans would favor genetic screening of embryos simply to boost their child’s chance to attend an... Read more
Catholic archbishop: With new law, foundation of French bioethics ‘has been erased’
The new law gives single women and lesbian couples access to state-sponsored medically assisted reproduction. Read more
Bishops urge French Catholics to pray and fast as bioethics bill returns to Senate
Bishops in France are asking Catholics to pray and fast for the next four Fridays for a respect for human... Read more
French archbishop criticizes push to pass bioethics law amid pandemic
The archbishop of Paris has criticized the French parliament’s decision to debate a controversial bioethics bill which would increase access to... Read more
French Senate passes controversial IVF bill
The French Senate this week passed a bill that would allow access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for single women and... Read more
French Senate debates IVF law after thousands protest in Paris streets
Debate began on a bioethics bill in the French Senate Tuesday after tens of thousands of people marched through the... Read more
'Fertility fraud' scandals raise broader questions about IVF, ethicist says
Lawmakers in three states have passed laws to criminalize “fertility fraud” following a series of scandals in which fertility doctors... Read more
Embryonic IQ tests could ‘screen’ for less intelligent children, firm says
A company claims to have developed a new test that will permit parents to test and screen embryos for intelligence... Read more
UK bill seeks to protect conscientious objection for medical practitioners
A bill in the British Parliament would clarify the rights of conscientious objection for medical professionals, protecting them from participating... Read more
Ethicist: IVF mix-up shows danger of artificial reproduction
The accidental swapping of children conceived through IVF procedures before implantation, which recently occurred in Italy, points to the moral... Read more
Doctor charges governments with ignoring causes of infertility
An Italian doctor who specializes in treating newborns says governments are not working to prevent infertility because of financial reasons. Read more
Vatican workshop focuses on ethical treatment of infertility
The Pontifical Academy for Life is hosting a one-day workshop on treating infertility in an ethical way. Read more
